lodge

/lɒdʒ/noun

A building used for leisure stays, such as a hunting cabin or a holiday retreat.

Example sentence

“We stayed at a ski lodge near the base of the mountain.”

As a verb, to lodge a complaint is to file it formally, and a bullet or crumb can lodge somewhere, meaning get stuck.

Related words

shackA small, simple hut or cabin built roughly from cheap materials.dwellingA place where someone lives, such as a house or apartment.hutA basic little building or shelter, usually with a single room, put together from simple materials found nearby.residenceThe house or place where a person lives.kitchenetteA very small kitchen, sometimes just a cooking corner within a larger room.studioA place equipped for making films, recordings, or radio and television programs.